Currently on my mind

Innovation - Why and how? What does "Data" have to do with it? Data & Analytics (D&A) - What do I need to understand? What do I have to do to become truly data-driven? What should I aim for? What do I need to get right? Top management anchoring and sponsorship D&A Strategy clear part of your Business Organization primed for D&A leverage Platform primed for D&A leverage Process and mindset The main barriers of becoming truly data-driven Lack of top management sponsorship and involvement Organization not fit for data excellence - misaligned visions Organization not fit for data excellence - not working together Excel used as primary BI platform Low data quality Too much waste - spend too much time on non-value creation Innovation - Why and how? In the fierce competition for the customer’s attention, you as a service provider need not only be relevant but stay relevant over time. You need to be obsessed by the customer experience. You will always need to unde...

Do you know what? The world is changing - the world is digitalizing. And I'm so happy to be part of it, as I easily get bored and feel good about being part of something greater (than myself). Digitalization is not about developing the best business plan, the best marketing plan and separately developing the best technology architecture. Digitalization is about pure business development where IT and IT architecture is part of your core business, not a support organization anymore. So, to compete in the digital race, IT Architecture must be a natural and crucial part of your every-day-business-development. Yes, the world is changing and so must we, to stay relevant.  How do I stay relevant?  By working in a place as Netlight built on the strong foundation of change, knowledge sharing and supporting each other. A natural win-win for all parties - employed, clients and Netlight as a company. Edge Academy, our intimate digitalization festival, is really our normal ...